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MEMORANDUM 

OF 

A JOURNEY FROM 

HARTFORD TO NIAGARA FALLS 

AND RETURN IN 
1828 

ALSO 

HARTFORD TO MENDON N Y. 
IN 1 82 I 



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MEMORANDUM 

OF 

A JOURNEY FROM 

HARTFORD TO NIAGARA FALLS 

AND RETURN IN 
1828 

AI^SO 

HARTFORD TO MENDON 
IN I 82 I 

Priuted from the original manuscript 
in the possession of 

FRANK D. ANDREWS 

Vineland New Jersey 
1909 



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PREFACE 

Although the manuscripts from wh'ch the 
following pages are printed have no name 
attatched, they are in the handwriting of 
Nathaniel Goodwin, of Hartford, Conn , 
who it is supposed made the journey's at the 
dates mentioned. 

The manuscripts are printed with the hope 
they may prove of value to some one inter- 
ested in the history of the past. 

Nathaniel Goodwin was born in Hartford. 
Connecticut. March 5, 1782 In his y )uth 
he learned the printers trade, he also taught 
school and was a land-surveyor. He was 
treasurer of the city of Hartford for a num- 
ber of years. He became interested in the 
subject of genealogy and collected material 
for family histories which have been publish- 
ed. He died at Hartford, May 29, 1855. 



A Journey From Hartford To Niagara 
Falls In 1828. 

Monday Au^^ust 25. 1828, I left hom^. for 
the State of New York. 

Monday night, 12 o'clock reached Pitts- 
field, — company in the stage — a young 
lady and gentleman, bound to Ohio, and a 
lady with an infant child to Pittsfield. 

Tuesday, 26. Lebonon Springs to break- 
fast, took in at. the Springs, a gentleman his 
wife and 2 daughters for Albany, Reached 
Albany at 2 P. M. 

Wednesday 27. went to Schenectady, 
dined there, took the packet boat after din- 
ner for Utica Thursday 28, about 3 P. M. 
took tea at Canal coffee house, a great com. 
panyat table, and left at 7 P. M At 12 at 
night came on board 2 stage loads of pas- 
sengers from Utica, amongst them Mr. Peck, 
Mrs. Peck and Miss Barnes, for Rochester, 



A JOURNEY TO NIAGARA FALLS IN I 828 O 

Saturday 30, 4 o'clock left the boat at 
Pittsforda few miles out of Rochester. Stop't 
at Acres inn, where tarried during the Sab- 
bath 31 St. Sunday evening were called for 
by Judge Barnard of Mendon. 

Spent Monday ist. Sept. with him and 
family, and on Tuesday the 2d, about 1 1 
accompanied by Mr. & Mrs. Barnard took 
a packet boat at Pittsford, and proceeded 
west. Reached Rochester in the evening 
of the same day, 

Wednesday 3d, 12 at night reached Buf- 
falo. Thursday morning 4th went to Ea^le 
tavern, tarried to breakfast and dinner, after- 
noon rode to Niagara Falls and took lodg- 
ngs at Forsyth's at 7 evening. Present* 
parties from New York, Canada and Wash- 
ington City. Mr. Wirt and 2 daughters, 

Friday 5th visited the deep cut in the 
VVelland can;.«l. Viewed the falls, went to 
the American side, on to Goat Island, paper 
mill, bones of the natives, impression of a 
bears foot on a stone. 



A JOURNEY TO NIAGARA FALLS IN I 828 7 

Saturday 6th, Left Forsyth's for Lockport 
passed In sight of the ground on which was 
fought the battle of Niagara Qeenstown, 
Brock's monument, crosst^d the Niagara at 
Queenstown, reached Lockport to dine. 
Had for stage company a Mr. Williams of 
Pennsylvania. 

Left Judge Barnard and wife at Lockport 
and proceeded east in the Cana packet at 
about 2 P. M. 

Sunday morning about 7 o'clock reached 
Rochester, where spent the Sabbath, attend- 
ed the Episcopal Church, staid at the Roch- 
ester House, kept by Mr. Noyse formerly 
of Stonington, Conn. D. D. Barnard and 
& Lady, Mr. Talmam & Lady. Mr. & Mrs- 
Peck, George Terry, Messrs Barnard and 
Robblns, Miss Perkins, Mr. & Mrs. Bls;ell, 
Mr, Thompson. 

Monday 8th. contlimed i.i Rochester, eve- 
ning arrived Mr and Mrs. Barnard. Tues- 
day morning 9th, left in the stage for Pitts - 
ford, which place reached about 1 1 o'clock 



8 A JOURNEY TO NIAGARA FALLS IN 1S2S 

and parted\vith Mr. & Mrs. Barnard, Acres, 
Hopkins. Same day about 1 2 t(>ok the 
Packet boat. Passengers Mr. ts: Mrs Tal- 
man came on board, during tlie passage, 
Mrs. Wright of Syracuse. 

Wednesday loth, noon reached Syracuse 
where Mr. & Mrs. Tahn ui lefc. Cam i on 
board the Canada parties whom we had seen 
at the Falls. 

Thursday morning i ith. about S reached 
Utica where were joined by sundry oth r- 
amongst whom were Mr. Devveit and son of 
Albany. 

Friday morning 12th. about 8 reached 
Schenectady, took breakfast •iit the ho el 
Judges Thompson & Duer, many strangers, 
after breakfast, to Albany, which reached 
about 1 1 A. M. Dined, aid iit 3 left in a 
coachee and rode 1 s mihs on the stao^e 
rout toward home, and stop't fo ■ the night 
at Tobias inn in Chatham. Mrs. Tobias 
daughter in law, Miss Van Vol Vanbergh, 
niece to Mrs. Tobias. 



TRNEY TO NIAGARA FALLS IN 1 828 9 

Salurilay morninLj 13th. about 6 took the 
• ^e. which had then arrived from Albany, 
aiul rcacheil homir about 10 V. M. 



Hartford To Mendon And Return 

There has been preserved the memoran- 
dum of a trip to Mendon, N. Y , the home 
of Mr. Barnard, where after a short sojourn 
the return was made. As the names of the 
tavern-keepers are given it may be of inter- 
est to insert it here. 

Thursday 6 Sept. in the morning left Hart- 
ford, for Mendon. 

New Hartford, Seymour, dined, 20m. 

Canaan, Pease lodged 18 

Friday 7 Sept. 
Sheffield Ensign breakfast 9 

Greenbush Younghanse, lodged 35 

Saturday 8 Sept. 
Albany Skinner. breakfast. 9 

Schenectady. 1 5 

Amsterdam, Groats. 15 

Sunday 9 Sept. 
Johnstown, Conyne, breakfast i i 

Manheim, at the bridge over h^ast Canada 
Creek, Mason, lod^e 22 



breakfast 


ID 


lodge — 


24 


breakfast. 


12 


lodge 


27 



IIAKTFORD TO MENDOX AND RETURN 182I II 

Monday 10 Sept. 
Little fails, Myers, 
Whites boroutrh 

I uesda\' i i Sept. 
Vernon. I, Dyer, 

Salina, Corset. 

Wednesday, i 2 

l^rockway, l)reakfast. 6 

Seneca falls. Erwin, to lodge 28 

Thursday, 13. 
Geneva — breakfast 14 

East Blooinfield. Carter. lodge — 25 
Frida)- 14. Arrived at Mr. Barnard about 
I I HI tlu^ morning. 1 1 



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Returning 

Tuesday 25 Sept. 1821. 
Left Canandugua, Coe, lodge 14 

Wednesday, 26 
I^helps, Beall, breakfast. 1 5 

Auburn, Coe, lodge 25 



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Thursday, 27, 

Skeneateles Lake, breakfast. 6 

Pompey, Morley, lodge, about 35 

Friday, 28. 

Sangerfield. North to lodge 34 

Saturday 29. 

Winfield. Pendergrass, breakfast, 12 

Sharon Butler, lodge 29 

Sunday, 30. 

Schorarie, Huntington, breakfast 10 

Germans, Guilderland. lodge 2 1 
Monday, October, 1 

Skinners Albany breakfast 14 

Tuesday 2. 

Greenbush, Younghanse, breakfast 9 

Barrington — to sleep 29 

Wednesday, 3. m 

Sheffield Dewey, breakfast i i 

Marshal lodge — 3 5 

Thursday, 4. 

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